HONEY BEES

 
Sorry it has been a while since I have dropped in. I spent the last week doctoring myself from the flu. Thankfully it was a shortened illness. I was loading up on a ton of vitamin C. Still a little out of it, but surely on the mend. School has resumed. This semester we are finishing up on our nature study on Botany. One thing we find very interesting is pollination through God's littlest creatures. One being, The Honey Bee.
 
I spent about 20 minutes taking pictures of these marvelous creatures swarming in our little orange tree. Freckles stayed inside for fear they would sting her. I stayed pretty still, as not too disrupt their pollen hunting and nectar sipping. It was quite amazing though...I must admit. Even though I was a bit frightened of them myself. I captured some pretty decent shots...shared them with Freckles and talked about them.

Honey bees are our friends of course. They are definitely very important to our little world. If you haven't studied much about these little critters...It is a must learn for everyone. They are spectacular for sure.
Happy Learning.

Take The Time....

 
To smell the flowers.
Life is too short and too fast.
Have you thanked God for His blessings today?
Have you stopped to smell flowers today?
Have you told your husband how much you love him today?
Have you hugged and kissed your kids today?
Time flys so fast beloved....Take the time to slow down in this fast paced world....Take the time to relax, to breath, to pray and spend those precious moments with the ones you love. Take the time to enjoy your blessings and bounty and pick some flowers. Take the time to soak up this beautiful creation.
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The grass withers, the flower fades,
 but the word of our Lord will stand forever.
Isaiah 40:8
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This is the state of man!
 Today he puts forth
The tender leaves of hope: to-morrow blossoms,
And bears his blushing honors thick upon him;
The third day comes a frost, a killing frost,
And when he thinks, good easy man, full surely
His greatness is a-ripening, nips his root,
And then he falls -
- Never to hope again.
Hen. VIII, Act. ii. Sc. 2.
Shakespeare
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Have a blessed day!!!!

Blooming Botany....

Freckles and I have been working on our Botany studies this semester.Perfect time to study flowers is surely Springtime! We use The Young Explores Series Exploring Creation with Botany by Jeannie K. Fulbright, published through Apologia Educational Ministries. The book is wonderful and teaches God's creation in such a brilliant way. Last week and this week we have been studying the anatomy of flowers as Freckles dissected a flower to learn all the parts.

Then she had to put the flower back together by gluing it into her nature notebook.
 We went on talking about how animals and bees pollinate the flowers in depth.

(Our vintage bee pull...remember these when you were a kid?)

Today we continued the study on flowers and focused on Orchids and how amazing  they are.... If you have ever seen many different types of orchids or if you get a chance to see them..Look at them closer...The beauty and how spectacular they really are. Also see how they look like creatures. Our activity today was to make up our own orchids and to name them...

Freckles really enjoyed using her imagination,

 making different orchids and giving them names.

My favorite has to be the" Fiddleheadpolkadottisyladydeedee"

 I also made my version of that one.

Next week we will continue studies in pollination, making a butterfly garden then off to the study of fruits!Wishing you a happy week while your out there smelling the flowers and enjoying the beauty

 God has gifted you with!!